Fast Food Maniac is another tasty read similar to Food, A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan. In this book, Jon Hein, from The Howard Stern Show, wrote this book as a guide to all the major fast food chains plus many regional restaurants. Each chapter delivers the menu items from each restaurant, fun facts like when each restaurant opened, their mascots and slogans, and a list of secret menu items (which are described in detail in the back of the book).
The chapters are written in a fun and comedic style as Jon gives his take on some of the food that he's tried, similar to Jim Gaffigan's style.
I loved the idea for this book. The only thing missing for me was color pictures and more details about the toys that have been offered in kid's meals over the years. I would've loved to have seen a list because I'm sure I would've recognized many.
If you like Jim Gaffigan's Food, A Love Story then you will like Fast Food Maniac and vice versa. They're great companions to each other. While Jim Gaffigan's book focused more on his experience of eating the food from the restaurants, Jon Hein focused more on the restuarants themselves and their history.
A fun book that's well worth the read. The My only warning is you'll be starving after reading all those delicious menu lists.
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